File Format
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What file format do we release our parts in?
This is a table of the major file formats for drawings we have, with links to the files themselves, or file organization pages.
Official, RepRap-blessed files
We currently only release Solid Edge files, Art Of Illusion files, and STL files.
Aside from that, we are officially file-format agnostic.
Community-distributed files
The RepRap user-developer community uses every CAD and modeling program that exists. By definition.
- Blender
- Autodesk inventor.
- etc.
The community takes up the slack?
Really?
People love to argue about this. This is why we've go Library Administration, Announcements, and Policy, where we get very passionate about file formats, and other library matters, like "What goes up in the Library, anyway?" (Hint. Everything.)
Photographers say "The best camera is the one you've got." Likewise, the best file format is the one you upload, and the one you like to use. Telling other people with strong opinions that they should use your favorite file format is like telling other people they should like the kind of food you like.
